GRE Word List
AMALGAM
a mixture of different elements
The meaning of the word amalgam is a mixture of different elements.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| inductive | of, relating to, or employing mathematical or logical induction |
| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |
| dappled | marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| malcontent | a discontented person: |
| listless | characterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit |
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
| implicate | to bring into intimate or incriminating connection |